andyburke
@andyburke@fedia.io
- Comment on Tesla recalls most Cybertrucks in US over windshield wiper, exterior trim issues 6 days ago:
Have you ... ever watched Blade Runner?
- Comment on How to make an EV tire that won’t pollute the environment 6 days ago:
The cars might be, but their weights are their weights and that is an apples to apples comparison in the context of
And now to make lighter EVs that don't wear on the road so much.
- Comment on Self hosting is hard. How do you overcome? 1 week ago:
🤷♂️ I could spend that two hours with my kids.
You aren't wrong, but as a community I think we should be listening carefully to the pain points and thinking about how we could make them better.
- Comment on Self hosting is hard. How do you overcome? 1 week ago:
Gonna just stream of consciousness some stuff here:
Been thinking lately, especially as I have been self-hosting more, how much work is just managing data on disk.
Which disk?
Where does it live?
How does the data transit from here to there?
Why isn't the data moving properly?I am not sure what this means, but it makes me feel like we are missing some important ideas around data management at personal scale.
- Comment on Kate Mulgrew told Rick Berman she wanted a gay character on the Voyager bridge 1 week ago:
As a cishet white male who dislikes Voyager, I would absolutely have enjoyed a clueless straight Tom Paris trying to set gay Harry up.
Instead he turned into a fish and kidnapped Janeway to, and I will be very gracious to the writing staff here, have consensual offspring with her.
Why did I tell myself I needed to watch that show? Worst trek. 😢
- Comment on Elon Musk laid off the Tesla Supercharger team; now he’s rehiring them 1 month ago:
My brother in business, I see you.
Once had to ask why the only woman our team was making significantly less. Got a shrug back from the HR director, a woman. I couldn't believe that I had to fight her to bring compensation in line.
It's not JUST the billionaires that are the problem. It's really all the people that need to feel they're somehow above others.
- Comment on What is that sound effect in the House M.D theme music? 1 month ago:
You're right, my fault. Thanks!
- Comment on What is that sound effect in the House M.D theme music? 1 month ago:
Hello, I am now confused. Can someone link me the song being discussed because I think I only know the US opening?
- Comment on After announcing increased prices, Spotify to Pay Songwriters About $150 Million Less Next Year 1 month ago:
I use Tidal. It may not be much better than Spotify, but it's better than Spotify.
- Comment on [Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism? 1 month ago:
I'll say that this reaction does nothing to make me think you are approaching this with any objectivity.
The argument, to me, seems to be that it's impossible in the modern world as things stand to actually totally avoid animal products. That would seem like an issue that Veganism should be concerned with.
I see your point, I think, about it being an individual choice. But though I have heard of things like vegan shoes, I can see how saying those are vegan when you may not control all the inputs seems problematic.
Regardless, your response was so unpleasant that I don't think I'm much interested in continuing.
- Comment on [Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism? 1 month ago:
Can you explain what's wrong with this argument? As a relatively disinterested observer it seems reasonable to me.
- Comment on Why does the government of the USA stand by the country of Israel? 1 month ago:
We need to trust such a country to be judicious in their use of force, to not engage in any unnecessary conflict that puts both they and their allies at risk, and we want that country to be stable and share our values.
Israel is not demonstrating these qualities, at least not now.
Given that, why should we continue our support?
- Comment on If you or somebody you know ever fell for a romance scam, how did you or the person fall for it? 1 month ago:
he's got bees! no bees! <takedown>
... they don't allow you to have bees in here.
- Comment on If you or somebody you know ever fell for a romance scam, how did you or the person fall for it? 1 month ago:
just a little light treason... 🤣
- Comment on Roku explores taking over HDMI feeds with ads 2 months ago:
History is littered with companies that decided they should "milk" their customers instead of providing new and innovative products. They usually don't last all that long, but you're right that the current board members might not gaf about any kind of longer term existence.
- Comment on Roku explores taking over HDMI feeds with ads 2 months ago:
I don't want my money used for shit like this so Roku and I are done regardless.of if they exercise this patent or not.
- Comment on Roku explores taking over HDMI feeds with ads 2 months ago:
Personally looking at dumb panels and building OSMC machines to run them.
- Comment on Roku explores taking over HDMI feeds with ads 2 months ago:
As a former Roku fan, forced arbitration or a brick was the breaking point. Roku can fuck off.
- Comment on Roku explores taking over HDMI feeds with ads 2 months ago:
Used to recommend Roku to others. I will never buy anything from them or recommend them to anyone again.
Someday maybe boards will figure out that "business" people have no idea what they are doing.
- Comment on Rewatching TNG: classic Riker boning his way out of the problem 2 months ago:
Right? They play Riker being coerced into sex for laughs. It's the worst bit of the episode and if any other character were the target it would be very obvious why.
- Comment on ‘Star Trek 4’ Beams Up New Screenwriter: ‘The Flight Attendant’ Creator Steve Yockey 2 months ago:
As a Star Trek fan: maybe we have too much Star Trek.
- Comment on Oh, Zot! Nomadic Identity is Coming to ActivityPub 3 months ago:
Sock puppet fuckup or what?
- Comment on Every star in the sky is interacting with you through gravity 🌌 We are all connected to the universe around us. 3 months ago:
You've got me interested - citation needed (and appreciated), though.
- Comment on Every star in the sky is interacting with you through gravity 🌌 We are all connected to the universe around us. 3 months ago:
Are you trying to say the people who spout generic bullshit about humans wrapped into arbitrary boxes are somehow related to actual physics where people do falsifiable experiments?
Because astrology didn't predict shit.
- Comment on Tidal’s subscription is getting simpler and cheaper — yes, you read that right 3 months ago:
This won't happen, you'll just end up in a shittier world by giving Google more money.
I can't force you, but your $8 "deal" isn't worth it.
- Comment on Why do some languages use gendered nouns? 4 months ago:
Takes time. Reddit took a decade or more to get to that point.
- Comment on Amazon accused again of overcharging shoppers with Buy Box 4 months ago:
Canceled my prime a few years ago. You don't need that bullshit in your life, people.
- Comment on Own a Roku TV or streaming device? You're about to see a lot more ads on your home screen 5 months ago:
Yep. There was a little while there where things coulda maybe been fine but the greedy psychopaths decided they wanted to fuck it up.
- Comment on Own a Roku TV or streaming device? You're about to see a lot more ads on your home screen 5 months ago:
Hey, nice, I get to build an HTPC again and check out the latest streaming shit for Linux.
I'm not even being ironic. Tired of this corporate hellscape and finding joy in returning to the kind of hobbyist tech I grew up on.
- Comment on I don't know how to deal with what to me is a thin skinned and gossip coworker. 5 months ago:
This is the answer.